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1 (to) brown-nose
(to) brown-nose /ˈbraʊnnəʊz/v. t.brown-nosern.leccapiedi; leccaculo (volg.)brown-nosingn. [u]leccapiedismo; leccaculismo (volg.). -
2 (to) brown-nose
(to) brown-nose /ˈbraʊnnəʊz/v. t.brown-nosern.leccapiedi; leccaculo (volg.)brown-nosingn. [u]leccapiedismo; leccaculismo (volg.). -
3 ♦ brown
♦ brown /braʊn/A a.1 (color) marrone; bruno; castano scuro: a brown hat, un cappello marrone; brown eyes, occhi marroni (o castani); brown hair, capelli castano scuri; brown-haired, dai capelli castani2 ( di pelle, carnagione) scuro; abbronzato: to get brown, abbronzarsi; brown-skinned, scuro di pelle; di pelle scura3 ( di farina, riso, ecc.) integrale: brown bread, pane integrale; pane nero; brown rice, riso integrale; riso non brillatoB n.1 [u] (color) marrone; bruno; castano scuro: Brown is my favourite colour, il marrone è il mio colore preferito; chocolate brown, color cioccolata; to wear brown, vestire di marrone; dressed in brown, vestito di marrone● (GB) brown ale, birra scura □ (bot.) brown algae (pl.), alghe brune □ (as) brown as a berry, abbronzatissimo □ brown bag, sacchetto di carta (marrone); ( USA) sacchetto della colazione □ (zool.) brown bear ( Ursus arctos), orso bruno □ ( sport) brown belt, cintura marrone (di judo o karate) □ brown coal, lignite □ (astron.) brown dwarf, stella nana marrone □ brown envelope, busta di carta marroncina; ( per estens., GB) lettera ufficiale ( mandata da un ufficio pubblico) □ (comm.) brown goods, televisori, stereo, computer, ecc. ( di contro agli elettrodomestici per la casa) □ brown paper, carta da imballaggio, carta da pacchi □ (volg. USA) brown-nose ► brown-noser □ brown-out ► brownout □ (zool.) brown owl, allocco; gufo selvatico □ ( scoutismo) Brown Owl, capo branco ( delle lupette) □ (agric.) brown rot, muffa delle piante □ (stor.) Brown Shirt, camicia bruna; nazista □ brown sugar, zucchero greggio; zucchero scuro; ( slang USA) eroina □ (zool.) brown trout, trota salmonata □ in a brown study, assorto nei propri pensieri; meditabondo.(to) brown /braʊn/A v. t.B v. i.2 abbronzarsi. -
4 brown-noser
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5 brown-nosing
brown-nosing► to brown-nose
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brown-nose — (v.) also brownnose, 1939, American English colloquial, said to be military slang originally, from BROWN (Cf. brown) + NOSE (Cf. nose) (n.), from the implication that servility is tantamount to having one s nose in the anus of the person from… … Etymology dictionary
brown-nose — brown ,nose verb intransitive or transitive INFORMAL to try very hard to please someone important or powerful, for example by agreeing with them all the time, in a way that annoys other people: He had just brown nosed his way to the top. ╾ brown … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
brown-nose — /brown nohz /, v., brown nosed, brown nosing, n. Slang. v.i. 1. to curry favor; behave obsequiously. v.t. 2. to seek favors from (a person) in an obsequious manner; fawn over. n. 3. Also, brown noser. a toady; sycophant. Cf. ass kissing. [1935… … Universalium
brown-nose — ☆ brown nose [broun′nōz΄ ] vt., vi. brown nosed, brown nosing [from the image of currying favor by kissing someone s buttocks] Slang to seek favor or approval from (someone) by obsequious behavior; fawn (on) n. Slang one who brown noses: also… … English World dictionary
brown-nose — v [I and T] informal to try to make someone in authority like you by being very nice to them used in order to show disapproval >brown noser n >brown nosing n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
brown nose — When someone tries to make themselves popular with somebody, usually in a position of authority, especially by flattering them, they are brown nosing … The small dictionary of idiomes
brown-nose — brown′ nose v. nosed, nos•ing, n. Slang. 1) sts to curry favor 2) sts to seek favors from (a person) in an obsequious manner; fawn over 3) sts Also, brown′ nos er. a toady • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
brown-nose — verb flatter with the intention of getting something • Syn: ↑butter up • Hypernyms: ↑flatter, ↑blandish • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody Sam cannot brown nose Sue * * * … Useful english dictionary
brown-nose — UK / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms brown nose : present tense I/you/we/they brown nose he/she/it brown noses present participle brown nosing past tense brown nosed past participle brown nosed informal, showing disapproval to try… … English dictionary
brown-nose — to flatter Not from exposure to the sun but from the figurative proximity of your proboscis to the anal area of the object of your sycophancy: Hungerford you missed the beginning but this is a course you can t fail so there is no need… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
brown-nose — 1. AND brownie; brown noser n. a sycophant; one who flatters for self serving motives. □ You are just a plain old brown nose. □ That brown noser actually gave the boss a bottle of wine for her birthday. 2. tv. & in. to curry favor with someone;… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions